The Sunbeam Community
The Sunbeam Community
At Sunbeam Community & Developmental Services, we are always stronger when we work together towards a common goal of enriching and enhancing the lives of people we serve.
The Sunbeam Community delivers much-needed programs and services to individuals, families and other service agencies across our three operating divisions.
Sunbeam Developmental Resource Centre (SDRC) assists individuals of all ages with developmental disabilities and/or an autism spectrum disorder and their caregivers in evaluating needs and connecting with a wide range of community services and supports. Additionally, it is the single point of access for Children and Youth under 18 years of age to developmental services in Waterloo Region.
Services include information and intake functions for children 17 years of age and younger, clinical services for all ages (including Behaviour Consultation, Speech Consultation, Social Work, Applied Behaviour Analysis) and support services (including Service Coordination for all ages, Foundational Family Services through the Ontario Autism Program, FASD Coordination, Coordinated Service Planning and Service Resolution). It serves as the point of access to children’s residential and respite supports and community programming. SDRC also offers opportunities for caregiver education and development through free workshops and information sessions throughout the year in addition to publishing an informative newsletter four times per year.
SDRC is the lead agency in supporting young adults (Transitional Aged Youth) transitioning out of child welfare for Waterloo, Wellington, Dufferin, Halton & Peel, and oversees the quality and compliance of service provision of placements at Outside Paid Resources (OPR’s).
Visit https://www.sdrc.ca/ for more information about our services or to make a referral.
We provide support to people of all ages who have a developmental disability. The people we support have a wide variety of strengths and needs, including medical, behavioural, sensory, and other challenges.
Sunbeam Community Living Services offers support to people with a variety of abilities and needs in our residential group homes, respite programs, day program Passport services, and other therapeutic services and amenities.
Operating 17 residential group homes, 2 respite locations and a thriving day program, we provide a broad range of residential, respite and day program options to meet the unique needs of our persons-served in the community.
Sunbeam’s Passport Program, Seating Clinic, and Dental Clinic offer vital services tailored to the unique needs of our clients.
Sunbeam’s community pool and therapeutic Snoezelen spa are highly sought after amenities in our community.
Developmental Services Ontario (DSO) is the access point for adult developmental services funded by the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services (MCCSS) in Ontario. There are 9 DSO agencies located across the province; serving different counties and regions.
Sunbeam is the host agency for Developmental Services Ontario Central West Region.
Applications to the DSO can be made at age 16 however referrals for services/supports are not completed until age 18.
The DSO provides services in the areas of intake, eligibility, assessment, resource matching and service navigation.
Referrals to services include specialized supports, housing supports, community participation supports, caregiver respite and referral to the Passport program.